John Galliano Biography - life, family, name, school, mother, son, born, college, house - Newsmakers Cumulation John Galliano Biography John Galliano Biography Fashion designer Born Juan Carlos Antonio Galliano-Guillen in 1960 in Gibraltar, Spain. Education: Earned design degree from Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design, 1984. Addresses: Office —John Galliano, 60 Rue d'Avron, 75020 Paris, France.

Career Galliano's 1984 design-school graduation collection, "Les Incroyables," sold to Brown's, a London retailer, in its entirety; established fashion house under his own name in London, 1984; worked with various financial backers to produce collections, 1985-95; haute couture and ready-to-wear designer at the House of Givenchy, Paris, France, 1995-96; haute couture and ready-to-wear designer at Christian Dior, Paris, 1996—; opened own shop in Bergdorf Goodman store, 1997; licensed fur line, 1998; opened shop in Saks Fifth Avenue, 2000; launched watch collection, 2001; a partial career retrospective, "John Galliano at Dior," was staged at the Design Museum of London, 2001-02.

Awards: British Designer of Year award 1986, 1994, 1995; International Fashion Group, Master of Fashion, 1997; Designer of the Year, Council of Fashion of America, 1998; Commander of Order of the British Empire, 2001. John Galliano Sidelights British fashion designer John Galliano's intricate and provocative clothes, which sometimes teeter on the edge of absurd, have made him one of the leading names in an industry where very few succeed to the top echelon. Usually referred to as fashion's enfant terrible, the designer's quixotic vision, exuberant sense of style, and iconoclastic personality have earned him a devoted following among the fashionista set, especially after he took over at the House of Dior in 1996. In a lengthy New Yorker profile, journalist Michael Specter noted that some of Galliano's critics claim that "his outfits often seemed more suited to the pageantry of public relations than to profits. Yet his effect on the way women dress is almost impossible to overstate....

More than any other designer working today, Galliano is responsible for the sheer and sexually frank clothing so many women wear." Galliano emerged from a new generation of daring British designers whose visionary styles began stirring up the somewhat-moribund realm of international haute couture in the 1990s. Along with Alexander McQueen, creative director of Gucci, and Stella McCartney of Chloe, Galliano was tapped to take over one of France's more venerable design houses, Dior, in the 1990s. Before this generation, few British names had ever had any lasting impact on the French- and Italian-centric world of fashion. But Galliano has continental roots that helped shape his fabulously eccentric vision: his mother was Spanish, and he was born in Gibraltar, an overseas territory of Britain located on the coast of Spain, in 1960. The family moved to London six years later, but Galliano grew up in a household where his mother taught him to flamenco dance and regularly dressed his two sisters and him in formal outfits for Sundays and special occasions.

The Gallianos were working-class, and Galliano's father was a plumber in South London, which is often mentioned in articles about the designer's swift rise in the haute-couture world. "I got so sick of seeing my father called a plumber in every article," he told Specter in the New Yorker article, just before his father passed away. "People are always talking about how I am a plumber's son. I am my father's son primarily. What he chose to do as a career was his choice and he did it very, very well." Galliano was originally drawn to languages, but at school he discovered he had a talent for drawing. His teachers suggested he apply to a fashion college, and he won a slot at Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design, London's top design school. While there, he worked as a dresser at Britain's National Theatre, the eminent theater company in London. As a dresser, it was his job to make sure that the wardrobe worn by some of Britain's most famous thespians was perfect, but Galliano also gained a wealth of experience in the art of spectacle. "That changed my life," he said of the job in the interview with Specter. "I was a good dresser.

It helped shape my view of drama, of clothing, of costume--the way people dress." As a design student, Galliano was often seized by fanciful ideas and schemes. While still in school, he began sketching images of bizarrely modern clothing based on the ideals of the French Revolution. True to form, he sketched them on period-style parchment paper and only by candlelight. When one of his teachers saw them, it was suggested that Galliano turn the sketches of quasi-androgynous gear into his graduation collection at St. Martins. He staged an elaborate spectacle that caused a London fashion-world sensation in 1984. Harper's Bazaar writer Colin McDowell was an instructor at the school at the time, and recalled "there was hysteria behind the scenes, with students in tears begging to model for him, and members of the audience, who had already heard the buzz, becoming increasingly excited in anticipation." Galliano sold the entire collection to the one London retailer, Brown's, that offered forward-minded fashion at the time. "I had to literally wheel my collection up the street to their shop," he said in the New Yorker interview. "I couldn't even afford to put the clothes in a cab.

And they put one of the coats in the window and it was bought by Diana Ross." Galliano went into business for himself that first year, but struggled financially for the next decade. His clothes remained exuberantly bizarre, often deploying arcane period detail. He liked to visit design museums to examine eighteenth-century frock coats to learn forgotten tailoring secrets, and his collections were staged with increasing theatricality. One 1985 show had a model coming down the runway waving a dead mackerel at the fashion buyers and journalists in the audience. Galliano was recognized as the British Designer of Year in 1986, but the Danish financial backer he had been working with cut him loose that same year. He quickly found another, Aguecheek, which was a company that owned some of London's priciest designer boutiques. "My next collection will be much more disciplined—it has to be," he told WWD journalist James Fallon when Aguecheek agreed to produce his spring 1987 collection. But a year later, Galliano seemed back to his retro-quirk.

A WWD report on the spring 1988 fashion collections in London described the novelties in his show as "high waists throughout, some over the bust; skirts that are long in front, short in back," and accessories that included "shoulder-length gloves, Twenties-style button-front shoes [and] snoods." In 1990, Galliano took a leap of faith and moved to Paris. He struggled financially there, too, especially after Aguecheek severed its ties with him. After presenting collections only intermittently for a few years, he was living in reduced circumstances at his tiny atelier. He was known among the fashion-editrix and stylesetter set for his gorgeous and eccentric designs, but was thought to be too outré for the commercial world. That changed when Galliano was befriended by the creative director for the American edition of Vogue, Andre Leon Talley. After Talley convinced Vogue editor Anna Wintour to give Galliano's newest designs a look, it was decided that Galliano needed to stage a show for the fall 1994 Paris collections to secure some serious financial backing.

He had no money to put on a show, but Talley asked Paris socialite Saõ Schlumberger to lend her house, and Galliano filled it with thousands of dead leaves and pumped in dry ice. A roster of top models of the day worked for free, and wore Galliano items cut from the sole bolt of fabric he could afford to buy: black satin-backed crepe, which had a shiny side and matte one. The show was a sensation, and brought Galliano another British Designer of Year award. He showed an expanded line at Bergdorf Goodman that same year for his American retail debut, but the true turning point was around the corner: in July of 1995, he was announced as the next haute couture and ready-to-wear designer for Givenchy. The classic French house dated back to 1952 and was indelibly associated with actress Audrey Hepburn, the muse of designer Hubert de Givenchy, but in recent years the clothes had lacked excitement and de Givenchy announced he would retire.

The parent company, French luxury-goods conglomerate Louis Vuitton-Moët-Hennessy (LVMH), launched a search to replace de Givenchy, and stunned the fashion world by installing Galliano in the post. He became the first British designer to head a French design house since Charles Frederick Worth dressed the Empress Eugenie and France's wealthiest women in the 1850s. Galliano admitted it caused a bit of a stir. "Understandably, some of the ladies were very loyal to Monsieur de Givenchy," he told WWD writers Janet Ozzard and Katherine Weisman. "But we had a lovely tea party for some of them recently, and it was great. I got to talk to them and find out what their needs are, what they want, and they got to meet me." He also asserted he conducted his own method of market research. He began getting pedicures, complete with polish. "I went down to Revlon and lay on the table next to Mrs. So-and-So and had the whole treatment," he said in the same WWD interview. "I mean, if you're going to get to know your customer, you have to know what she does.

So I went through all that." Some media sources made much of Galliano's startling rise, and often invoked the "son of a plumber" phrase. Adding to that, Galliano was known as exuberantly, famously eccentric, often sporting long dreadlocks, a pencil mustache, and a roster of ever-changing get-ups that usually featured somewhat of a pirate theme. After a year on the job, Galliano's star rose even further at LVMH when he was named head of Christian Dior, assuredly the most prestigious and vital property in the LVMH stable. Now Galliano had the financial wherewithal to give his creative vision free rein, and LVMH chair Bernard Arnault seemed to let him do as he pleased. His Dior debut at the Paris haute-couture shows was famous for its train-station setting and the models alighting off an antique steam engine that came thundering down the track. Other Dior shows under Galliano featured models dressed as nuns but also sporting fetish wear, or a theme centered around the idea of Russian aristocrats escaping the 1917 revolution.

Critics seemed flummoxed at times to translate Galliano's ideas onto the page and distill what was important and new, but the clothes won their own fans and the Dior name enjoyed an impressive renaissance. The line was suddenly new, sexy, and hip, with its clothes fitting much closer to the body, which Galliano has said he worked diligently to convince its esteemed stable of fitters and seamstresses to do when he took over. Though his runway ideas were sometimes outrageous, in the end they trickled down to the mainstream, and Galliano is credited with bringing dirty denim, camouflage, and even the slip dress to the masses. Although those priciest haute-couture concoctions remained the province of the immensely wealthy, the more accessible Dior ready-to-wear began to thrive. His dresses became the favorite of trendsetting celebrities, from singer Gwen Stefani to actress Nicole Kidman, and between 1997 and 2001, Dior sales doubled to $312 million.

In 2004, he was named to Time magazine's 100 list of world trendsetters and visionaries, and while writer Kate Betts hailed him as an immense creative force, she claimed the larger significance of what he introduced was nothing less than "the very proportions of our clothes, cutting dresses and jackets on the bias—against the grain of the fabric—so that they spiral around the body and give women a sinuous, sexier shape." Galliano still makes his own John Galliano line, and opened an expectedly grandiose retail space in Paris on the Rue Saint-Honore in 2003. He lives in the Marais district of Paris, and adheres to a strenuous fitness regime to keep him toned for the sometimes shirtless catwalk struts he likes to take after presenting his collections. His outrageous costumes are a drastic departure from the well-cut suits of Monsieur Dior, who died in 1957 after revolutionizing women's fashion in a mere decade of innovation. "I don't think if Mr.

Dior were here today he'd still be doing what he did back then, redoing things from yesteryear," Galliano told W 's Miles Socha in 2002. "Don't forget, he was the first designer to set the standard for the modern fashion show. He was the first to license, the first to look to the United States for sales. He was a leader, and I think the house of Dior should continue to be." Sources Contemporary Fashion, second ed., St. James Press, 2002. Periodicals Harper's Bazaar, March 2004, p. 304. New Yorker, September 22, 2003, p. 161. New York Times, October 11, 2000, p. B11; January 20, 2004, p. B8. Time, April 26, 2004, p. 88. W, April 2002, p. 210. WWD, July 1, 1986, p. 6; October 12, 1987, p.

8; September 9, 1996, p. 8. —Carol Brennan Comment about this article, ask questions, or add new information about this topic: Name: Biography of John Galliano - BLOUIN ARTINFO, The Premier Global Online Destination for Art and Culture | BLOUIN ARTINFO “Blanche Dubois,” 2008 John Galliano is best known for his ready-to-wear as well as haute-couture collections for the fashion houses of Givenchy and Dior. Despite the financial and personal setbacks, Galliano has managed to rise above them and give the fashion world some famous collections. Early Life John Charles Galliano was born in Gibraltar to Juan Galliano, a plumber and Anita, a flamenco teacher. When Galliano was only six, he moved with his family to England in the pursuit of a better life. The transition was never an easy one since Galliano was raised in a strict Catholic family and his mother always made sure that he was dressed well even for the simplest of errands. As a shy child, he was often teased by his classmates for his attire. He studied fashion design at the Saint Martin’s School of Art in London and graduated with flying colors.

While still in school, he worked at the Britain National Theatre. This probably inspired his graduating collection which was influenced by the French Revolution and named it “Les Incroyables.” This complete collection was bought by Browns, a fashion boutique based in London. This inspired him to start his own label. Career While he had financial backing for establishing his own label and his designs were outlandish yet intricate, he lacked the business acumen that was required to keep the label running. His extravagant lifestyle wreaked havoc on his finances. Initially, he got financial backing from Johan Brun and Katharine Hamnett but that came to an end soon. His ideas and elaborate plans were cut short in 1990 when he went bankrupt. He moved to Paris for work where he came into contact with Faycal Amor, a Paris-based Moroccan designer. This gave Galliano a big break and a chance to show his collection at the Paris Fashion Week. Before his financial agreement with Amor ended, he designed costumes for her “Let’s Get To It Tour.” Despite the financial instability, he continued with his work and soon came into contact with Anna Wintour and Andre Leon Talley.

They introduced Galliano to the Portuguese fashion patron, Saõ Schlumberger, who was greatly impressed with his work. She introduced him to new financiers and he got the necessary backing that was necessary to give him standing in the Parisian circle. Bernard Arnault, a French business magnate, appointed Galliano as the designer at Givenchy in 1995. He became the first British designer to be at the helm of an haute couture house based in France. His collection for the first couture show consisting of bouffant ball gowns, bowed dresses, and belted suits, was extremely well received. However, his time with the Givenchy fashion house lasted only for two years after which he moved to Dior. Arnault, who owned Givenchy as well as Dior, replaced Gianfranco Ferré, the Italian designer, with Galliano as the designer in chief at Dior with the hopes that his designs would attract a younger clientele. He did infuse the collection with a fresh vigor and received appreciation for the Haute Couture and ready-to-wear collections. He did admit that these ensembles were much closer to his taste than were the conservative collections of Givenchy.

This was a time when he enjoyed unparalleled position among his British peers. Style His designs are often fanciful and eccentric in nature. He has been associated with some of the most bold. Often inspired by classical movies and historical elements, he has created some of the most famous collections such as “Blanche Dubois,” “Princess Lucretia” and “Napoleon and Josephine.” His own style is quirky and over-the-top dramatic inspired by authoritative individuals like Napoleon Bonaparte. His contribution to fashion has not been unnoticed and among others, he is the recipient of “French Legion of Honour,” the highest French honor. Controversy Galliano’s career took a sharp downfall when he was arrested after making anti-Jewish remarks at a café in Paris. While he denied the allegations, “The Sun” posted a video where a drunken Galliano insulted a group of Italian women. These anti-Semitic remarks not only got him fired from the fashion house but he also faced trial where he was ultimately found guilty. The honor given to him by France was also revoked and this episode garnered a lot of negative publicity. He did make a comeback for the 2013 New York Fashion Week after he accepted an invitation given to him by Oscar de la Renta.

While he remained backstage, his collection was much appreciated. 1984 - Saint Martin's School of Art, from which he graduated 1987 - Awarded British Designer of the Year 1989 - First show at Paris Fashion Week 1994 - British Designer of the Year 1995 - British Designer of the Year 1997 - British Designer of the Year 2001 - Commander of the Order of the British Empire 2009 - French Legion of Honour 2012 - French Legion of Honour revoked “John Galliano” by Colin McDowell “Galliano: Fashion’s Enfant Terrible” by David Foy “Gods and Kings: The Rise and Fall of Alexander McQueen and John Galliano” by Dana Thomas The Met Presents Wardrobe of French Aristocratic Style Icon Jacqueline de Ribes By Michelle Tay | November 15, 2015 Photographed by Richard Avedon and written about by Truman Capote, both of whom waxed lyrical about her swanlike qualities, Countess Jacqueline de Ribes first landed on the International Best...

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Did you know Galliano has Mediterranean roots? Here’s an interesting fact, and a mini geography lesson: Galliano was born in Gibraltar, a British Overseas Territory located on the Iberian Peninsula. While his father’s Gibraltarian, Galliano’s mother is Spanish and worked as a flamenco teacher. Galliano credits his early fashion influence to his mother who enjoyed dressing him up in elaborate outfits. (No records show though if Galliano did his share of flamenco performances) Timeline to success Moving to London with his family when he was six years old marked the beginning of his rite of passage leading him to discover his calling for design. Galliano launched his own label in 1984 and won British Designer of the Year in 1987. In 1995, he became Creative Director of Givenchy in Paris – he is the first Brit to head a French couture house. A year later, Galliano was appointed creative director of Christian Dior. Legendary Final-Bows Almost as famous as his fantastical creations are Galliano’s quirky costumes that greet his runway audiences at the end of each show.

We know he’s a designer but we can’t help but wonder if he really is a pirate, astronaut, sailor, soldier or matador. An Avid Runner An obvious early-riser, Galliano takes a six-mile run along the Seine River every day at 6am. He claims that one of his collections in 2000 was inspired by homeless people lining the river. Fashion’s Great Romantic Despite how intimidating he looks, his creations are surprisingly seductive. He reinvents romantic themes with exquisitely tailored garments. Aside from dramatic tailoring and creative textile-use, Galliano has championed the bias-cut dress – reinventing the classic garment into a modern masterpiece. John Galliano makes London fashion comeback after ban for anti-Semitic remarks - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation) John Galliano makes London fashion comeback after ban for anti-Semitic remarks Updated January 13, 2015 11:16:37 Designer John Galliano has made his comeback in London almost four years after being banished from the Paris fashion world over an anti-Semitic rant. The 54-year-old presented his collection for fashion designer Maison Margiela to overwhelming critical acclaim.

Seen as one of the most brilliant fashion talents of his generation, Galliano was sacked by Dior in 2011 after being filmed delivering a drunken tirade in a Paris bar. He has kept a low profile since and some say they will never forgive his remarks, but Margiela gave him a second chance by appointing him creative director in October. The collection blended his flamboyant, theatrical style and the brand's more minimalist look. His comeback was attended by some of fashion's biggest names, including supermodel Kate Moss, Anna Wintour, the editor of US Vogue, and celebrity shoe designer Manolo Blahnik. "I thought the show was sensational," British fashion editor Hilary Alexander said after the catwalk. "It's what we've been missing. It was John Galliano at his absolute peak of perfection, combining the skills of a fabulous atelier with his own very romantic and fantastical vision." Burberry's chief executive Christopher Bailey said the show was "magical". Mr Blahnik told reporters: "Fabulous! I'm glad he's working again." Alexandra Shulman, editor-in-chief of British Vogue, said the collection was a "template".

"You couldn't really look at it exactly for the clothes, it was more to give the spirit of what he wanted to do," she said. Galliano's London show seen as snub to Paris The announcement that Galliano's first show would take place in London, the city where he trained and made his name, was seen in some circles as a snub to Paris, the home of haute couture. His collection was subsequently dropped from the Paris couture calendar at the end of January, although it will be shown by appointment. "It was beautifully done and you remember what a talent he is," said Natalie Massenet, chairman of the British Fashion Council and founder of online fashion retailer Net-a-Porter. Maison Margiela said the choice of London for the show reflected both Galliano's personal links and the city's traditional tailoring history and heritage. Galliano was born in the British territory of Gibraltar but was raised in London and studied in the capital before heading to Paris to join Givenchy and then Dior. The fashion world has a very short memory. It loves what it once hated, hates what it once loved, kills as much as it gives birth to - it's a very cynical and very volatile world.

Fashion historian, Lydia Kamitsis He was viewed as the driving force behind the huge success of Dior during nearly 15 years at the fashion house. But his glittering career imploded after he was captured on a mobile phone video hurling abuse at people in a bar in Paris's historic Jewish quarter. He was found guilty in September 2011 of making anti-Semitic insults in public - an offence under French law - although he was spared jail and was instead fined. The designer apologised and blamed his outbursts on alcohol and drugs, and underwent rehabilitation. Since then he had been almost entirely absent from fashion, apart from a three-week designer-in-residence role at Oscar de la Renta's workshop in New York in 2013. Galliano's excommunication ended last year following a decision by Renzo Rosso, president of the OTB group that owns Maison Margiela, to bring him on board. Mr Rosso said he felt "incredible emotion" and promised the next show would be held in Paris. "I could even cry, the dresses were beautiful, what he's done is incredible," Mr Rosso said. "John is coming from London.

He started here, he said 'I want to start again from London'. This was just to say 'ok, we're back'." Fashion historian Lydia Kamitsis said "the fashion world has a very short memory". "It loves what it once hated, hates what it once loved, kills as much as it gives birth to - it's a very cynical and very volatile world," she said. AFP First posted January 13, 2015 08:55:23 Top Stories Critics rave as Galliano makes London comeback Critics rave as Galliano makes London comeback Anne-Laure Mondesert Share View photos A picture taken on May 22, 2014 shows British designer John Galliano during a press conference at the Barvikha Luxury Village Concert Hall just outside Moscow (AFP Photo/Kirill Kudryavtsev) More London (AFP) - Almost four years after being banished from the Paris fashion world over an anti-Semitic rant, designer John Galliano made his comeback in London for Maison Margiela on Monday to overwhelming critical acclaim.

The 54-year-old, seen as one of the most brilliant fashion talents of his generation, was sacked by Dior in 2011 after being filmed delivering a drunken tirade in a Paris bar. He has kept a low profile since and some say they will never forgive his remarks, but Maison Margiela gave him a second chance by appointing him creative director in October. The collection blended his flamboyant, theatrical style and the brand's more minimalist look. His comeback was attended by some of fashion's biggest names, including supermodel Kate Moss, Anna Wintour, the editor of US Vogue, and celebrity shoe designer Manolo Blahnik. "I thought the show was sensational," British fashion editor Hilary Alexander said after the catwalk. "It's what we've been missing. It was John Galliano at his absolute peak of perfection, combining the skills of a fabulous atelier with his own very romantic and fantastical vision." Burberry's chief executive Christopher Bailey said the show was "magical", while Blahnik told reporters: "Fabulous! I'm glad he's working again." Alexandra Shulman, editor-in-chief of British Vogue, said the collection was a "template".

"You couldn't really look at it exactly for the clothes, it was more to give the spirit of what he wanted to do," she said. The announcement that Galliano's first show would take place in London, the city where he trained and made his name, was seen in some circles as a snub to Paris, the home of haute couture. The collection was subsequently dropped from the Paris couture calendar at the end of January, although it will be shown by appointment. "It was beautifully done and you remember what a talent he is," said Natalie Massenet, chairman of the British Fashion Council and founder of online fashion retailer Net-a-Porter. - Back to his London roots - Maison Margiela said the choice of London for the show reflected both Galliano's personal links and the city's traditional tailoring history and heritage. Galliano was born in the British territory of Gibraltar but was raised in London and studied in the capital before heading to Paris to join Givenchy and then Dior. He was viewed as the driving force behind the huge success of Dior during nearly 15 years at the fashion house.

But his glittering career imploded after he was captured on a mobile phone video hurling abuse at people in a bar in Paris's historic Jewish quarter. He was found guilty in September 2011 of making anti-Semitic insults in public -- an offence under French law -- although he was spared jail and was instead fined. He apologised and blamed his outbursts on alcohol and drugs, and underwent rehabilitation. Since then, Galliano had been almost entirely absent from fashion, apart from a three-week designer-in-residence role at Oscar de la Renta's workshop in New York in 2013. - 'Fashion has short memory' - Galliano's excommunication ended last year following a decision by Renzo Rosso, president of the OTB group that owns Maison Margiela, to bring him on board. Rosso said he felt "incredible emotion" and promised the next show would be held in Paris. "I could even cry, the dresses were beautiful, what he's done is incredible," Rosso said. "John is coming from London. He started here, he said: 'I want to start again from London'.

"This was just to say ok, we're back." Galliano was not an obvious choice for the house founded by the famously reclusive Belgian designer Martin Margiela. "At Margiela, there has always been an appreciation of the mundane side of clothes, the little details that are usually ignored, the creases, the linings... whereas Galliano would exalt the splendour of the garment," fashion historian Lydia Kamitsis told AFP. But she said there were common themes: "They have the same perspective in terms of technique, the appreciation of work done by hand, attention to detail, and the analysis of history." Will Galliano's show herald a return of the designer? "The fashion world has a very short memory -- it loves what it once hated, hates what it once loved, kills as much as it gives birth to -- it's a very cynical and very volatile world," Kamitsis said. Reblog Cameron tidwell minibook by Cameron Tidwell - issuu issuu 1 John Galliano Early Life Fashion designer John Galliano was born on November 28, 1960, in the British Territory of Gibraltar. After graduating from Central Saint Martins, he launched his own line.

Famous for whimsical, outrageous designs, he headed the French haute couture houses Givenchy (1995-1996) and Christian Dior (19962011). In 2011, his career went into a tailspin when he was arrested for making anti-Semitic remarks in a Paris bar. The transition was difficult. His mother, a flamenco teacher, prided herself on the familyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s appearance and would dress her son in elaborate outfits, even when toting him along on the simplest of errands. Despite being teased by his sloppily dressed schoolmates, Gallianoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s mother instilled in him a bold and cre- 2 John Galliano Early Life ative sensibility.After attending St. Anthony’s School and Wilson’s Grammar School in London, Galliano went on to study at Saint Martin’s School of Art, from which he graduated in 1988 with a first class honours degree in Fashion Design. His first collection was inspired by the French Revolution and entitled Les Incroyables, with a music soundtrack mixed by DJ Jeremy Healy.

The collection received positive reviews and was bought in its entirety for resale in the London fashion boutique Browns. Galliano then started his own fashion label alongside long-term collaborators Amanda Harlech, at that time stylist with Harpers and Queen, and Stephen Jones, a milliner. On the back of this success, Galliano rented studio space in London, but his talent was not matched by a head for business. Moreover, he would take his enjoyment of London’s nightlife to extremes.[6] Initially, financial backing came from Johan Brun, and when this agreement came to an end, Danish entrepreneur Peder Bertelsen, owner of firm Aguecheek, who were also backing Katharine Hamnett at the time, took over. This agreement ended in 1988 and by 1990, he was bankrupt and, after his own London-based label failed to re-ignite his fortunes, he moved to Paris in search of financial backing and a strong client base. .[6] Galliano secured the backing of Paris-based Moroccan designer Faycal Amor (owner and creative director of fashion label Plein Sud) who invited him to set up his base in Paris at the Plein Sud headquarters.

His first 4 John Galliano Professional Career show was in 1989 as part of Paris Fashion Week.Media fashion celebrity Susannah Constantine has worked for Galliano,[12] and he has also aided the future success of other designers including shoe designer Patrick Cox. In 1991, he collaborated with Kylie Minogue, designing the costumes for her Let’s Get to It Tour.[citation needed]Galliano enrolled at Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design in 1981. While in school, he worked as a dresser for Britain’s National Theatre, the eminent company in London, ensuring that the company’s thespians looked perfect. His graduating collection in 1984, inspired by the French Revolution and entitled “Les Incroyables,” was bought in its entirety by the independent London fashion boutique, Browns. Galliano soon established his own label and enjoyed the support of various financial backers. His collections were both dramatic and intricate, but within just a few years his elaborate visions were squashed by a lack of business prowess. He went bankrupt in 1990.

Galliano struggled financially for years, still producing work intermittently, until he met and gained the support of American Vogue editor-in-chief Anna Wintour and Vogue’s creative director for the American edition, Andre Leon Talley. These high-powered connectors introduced him to the Portuguese fashion patron Saõ Schlumberger. To regain his footing, Schlumberger loaned him her house for a fashion show, and several top models worked for free. He designed the 6 John Galliano Professional Career entire collection from one bolt of fabric. Schlumberger’s adoration brought several new financiers to the fore. As a result, Galliano was appointed head designer of Givenchy in 1995, thus becoming the first British designer to head a French haute couture house. In two year’s time, he moved to Christian Dior.

Galliano created some of the industry’s most famous collections, including the Blanche Dubois in October 2008 (inspired by the 1951 film A Streetcar Named Desire), the Napoleon and Josephine in March 1992 (inspired by the love story of these famous historic figures) and the Princess Lucretia in October 1993 (inspired by the Russian princess). Beyond the clothing donned by his models, Galliano is known for his own dramatic final-bow-costumes, finishing his shows wearing fantastical get-ups inspired by the likes of Napoleon Bonaparte and U.S. astronauts. Galliano was named British Designer of the Year in 1987, 1994 and 1997, and he was made a Chevalier in the French Legion of Honour in 2009, an award previously bestowed on fashion luminaries Yves Saint Laurent and Suzy Menkes.

John Charles Galliano[2] CBE, RDI (born 1960) is a Gibraltar-born Italian-British fashion designerwho was the head designer of French fashion companies Givenchy (July 1995 to October 1996),Christian Dior (October 1996 to March 2011), and his own label John Galliano (1988 to 2011).[3] At present, 8 9 John Galliano Galliano is set to take over the creative direction of Paris-based fashion house Maison Martin Margiela.[4] Family He was born in Gibraltar to a Gibraltarian father, Juan Galliano, and a Spanish mother, Anita, and has two sisters and one brother, Colombian popular singing star Galy Galliano.[1] Galliano’s father was a plumber.[5] His family moved to England in pursuit of work when Galliano was six, and settled in Streatham, South London, before moving to Dulwich[6][7] and later to Brockley.[8] He was raised in a strict Roman Catholic family. Galliano, who was shy and diffident, often spoke of his struggle to fit in.

Recalling his early days, he once admitted: “I don’t think people here understood 10 Professional Career where I was coming from.” His mother, a flamenco teacher, would dress him in his “smartest” outfit even for a trip to the local shops. This, combined with his creative sensibilities, saw him frequently bullied at the London boys’ grammar school he attended.[6] Early career[edit] Paris[edit] In 1993, Galliano’s financial agreement with Amor ended and he did not have a showing in October, missing the season. With the help of American Vogue editor-in-chief Anna Wintour and André Leon Talley, then European Correspon11 John Galliano Professional Career dent at Vanity Fair, Galliano was introduced to Portuguese socialite and fashion patron Sao Schlumberger and financial backers of venture firm Arbela Inc, John Bult and Mark Rice. It was through this partnership that Galliano received the financial backing and high society stamp needed to give him credibility in Paris.

This collection was important in the development of Galliano as a fashion house, and is regarded as a ‘fashion moment’ in high fashion circles.[13][14] Givenchy[edit] In July 1995, he was appointed as the designer of Givenchy by Bernard Arnault, owner of luxury goods conglomerate LVMH, thus becoming the first British designer to head a French haute couture house.[citation needed] On 21 January 1996, Galliano presented his first couture show at the helm of Givenchy at the Stade de France. The collection received high praise within the fashion media.[citation needed] Some of Galliano’s designs for Givenchy were licensed to Vogue Patterns.[15] Dior[edit] Galliano ballgowns designed for Dior as exhibited in Moscow, 2011 Galliano dior newspaper dress at the ROM. Donated by Kara Alloway.

See also: Spring 2004 Dior couture collection In October 1996, LVMH moved Galliano to Christian Dior, replacing Italian designerGianfranco Ferré.[16] In 2010, Galliano identified his love of theatre and femininity as central to his 12 John Galliano Paris creations; he said “my role is to seduce”, and credited Standard Oil heiress Millicent Rogers as an influence.[17] Controversy[edit] On 25 February 2011, Dior announced they had suspended Galliano following his arrest over an alleged anti-Semitic tirade in a Paris bar.[18] The same day, Paris-based citizen journalism site Citizenside received video of Galliano on a similar rant in the same bar the previous December. In the video a drunk Galliano, seated at a café table, insults a group of Italian women and declares “I love Hitler... People like you would be dead. Your mothers, your forefathers would all be fucking gassed.” This incident happened just before the Paris Fashion Week for Autumn/Winter 2011-12.

14 15 John Galliano Paris The show-business industry expressed mixed feelings towards the designer’s anti-semitic speech[19][20] Galliano denied the allegations through his lawyer,[21] and launched a defamation lawsuit against the couple accusing him of antisemitism.[22] On 1 March 2011, Dior announced that it had begun procedures of dismissal for Galliano, with Dior’s chief executive Sidney Toledano stating, “I very firmly condemn what was said by John Galliano”.[21] Dior announced it will continue to support the Galliano brand financially due to licence despite the scandal, and Bill Gaytten would replace John Galliano as creative director at the helm of Dior and the Galliano brand.[23] In France, expressing anti-semit- ic ideas is illegal. It was reported on 2 March 2011 that Galliano was to face trial in Paris for allegedly “making racist comments to customers in a café”.

The trial commenced on 22 June 2011.[24] [25] Galliano’s lawyer argued that the “series of public outbursts during which he uttered racist and anti-Semitic insults in a Paris café” were the result of “work-related stress and multiple addictions.”[26] On 8 September 2011, Galliano was found guilty of making anti-Semitic remarks and sentenced to pay a total of €6,000 in suspended fines after a French court found him guilty of voicing public insults on account of race.[27] A Paris commercial court, in March 2011, rejected a claim for damages by Galliano’s company,Cheyenne Free- 16 John Galliano Paris dom, “following the termination of its consultancy agreements with Christian Dior Couture SA”.[26] The court ordered Cheyenne Freedom to pay Dior €1.17 million “for hurting the company’s image and reputation”.[26] On 21 November 2013, the Paris Court of Appeals rejected an appeal by Christian Dior Couture SA, which was seeking to move the case to a commercial court from the Conseil de prud’

hommes (Labour Relations Court) and ordered Christian Dior Couture SA and John Galliano SA to each pay the Galliano €2,500 and court costs.[26] Galliano “is seeking compensation in the range of 6 million euros”.[26] Jean Néret of Jeantet Associés is representing Christian Dior Couture SA and John Galliano SA.[26] Chantal Giraud-van Gaver of Coblence & Associés represents John Galliano.[26] Comeback[edit] In early 2013, Galliano accepted an invitation from Oscar de la Renta, brokered by Anna Wintour, for a temporary residency at de la Renta’s design studio to help prepare for a showing of his Fall 2013 ready-to-wear collection during February New York Fashion Week.[28] Galliano also received a measure of absolution from the Anti-Defamation League, which lauded his efforts to atone for his misdeeds and wished him well.[29]The ADL again came to his defence after the New York Post ran a photo of him on his way to the de la Renta show dressed in what it claimed was Hasid

ic-like garb.

[30][31] Galliano remained backstage at 18 John Galliano Paris the show, which received favourable reviews[32][33] amid speculation about his future, including as a possible successor to Mr. de la Renta[34] and that Galliano may take up a teaching post at Parsons The New School for Design.[35] On 12 June 2013, John Galliano’s first filmed interview since his dismissal from Christian Dior was broadcast on United States television. He closed this conversation by stating “I am able to create. I am ready to create...[and] I hope through my atonement I’ll be given a second chance.”[36] On October 6, 2014, the OTB Group announced that John Galliano joined Maison Martin Margiela to take the responsibility of the creative direction of the house,[37] marking the designer’s return to fashion.

Just a few weeks later, on the occasion of the annual British Fashion Awards, Galliano presented the Outstanding Achievement Award to Anna Wintour who wore Galliano’s first creation for Maison Martin Margiela Margiela, “an unambiguous fashion blessing” from the Editor in Chief of American Vogue according to Vanessa Friedman, Fashion Director of the New York Times. [38] Galliano exhibited his first couture collection for Margiela during London Collections: Men, on January 12, 2015. Honours[edit] • British Designer of the Year (1987, 1994, 1995, 1997). In 1997, he shared the award with Alexander McQueen, his successor at Givenchy. • Commander of the Order of the 20 John Galliano Paris British Empire) in the 2001 Birthday Honours List[39] for his services to the Fashion Industry as a Fashion Designer. He received his CBE on 27 November 2001 at Buckingham Palace in London. • RDI for his contribution to the fashion industry (2002).

• Appearance on The Independent on Sunday’s 2007 “pink list” for being one of “the most influential gay people in Britain.”[40] • French Legion of Honour (2009). [41] The medal was withdrawn by decree of the president of the Republic, François Hollande, published in the official journal on 20 August 2012.[42] Personal life[edit] In interviews, Galliano has given his full name as Juan Carlos Antonio Galliano-Guillén.[1] Galliano shared his Paris home with his long-term boyfriend Alexis Roche, a style consultant. 22 Kim Kardashian: How do Armenians feel about her fame? - BBC News BBC News Kim Kardashian: How do Armenians feel about her fame? By Vanessa Barford BBC News Magazine 8 January 2013 Read more about sharing. Close share panel Kim Kardashian is one of the world's most famous reality TV stars. The 32-year-old is of Armenian descent. So how do Armenians feel about her fame? Kim Kardashian is a household name in the UK and the US, best known for reality shows and a leaked sex tape. Her recent pregnancy announcement was front page news.

Newspapers and news websites like the BBC, Washington Post and Le Figaro reported the event. On sites like Mail Online, TMZ and E Online barely a day goes by without Kardashian featuring. There are many people who follow each twist and turn of her life. There are many more who are either indifferent or are actively hostile to hearing about her activities, regarding her as a sad sign of the times, a reality TV star obsessed with fame. But for some it's impossible not to read her surname and think of her Armenian heritage. Kardashian is distinctively Armenian. The model's father, paternal grandparents and paternal great grandparents were all of Armenian descent. Why is she famous? Socialite Kim Kardashian gained notoriety after leaking of sex tape of her and ex-boyfriend; now star of reality show Keeping Up With The Kardashians Married basketball player Kris Humphries in 2011 in televised ceremony but filed for divorce after 72 days; now going out with rapper Kanye West (pictured), by whom she is pregnant On her fame: "A bear can juggle and stand on a ball and he's talented, but he's not famous.

Do you know what I mean?" The Guardian interviews Kim Kardashian So how do people in Armenia - a country with a population of only three million - reading about someone who is one of the world's best-known ethnic Armenians, feel about her fame? Photos of Kim Kardashian are splashed across the front pages of magazines and adorn billboards, the walls of car washes and car parks in Yerevan, the country's capital, according to BBC monitoring journalist Armen Shahbazian, who was based in Armenia between 2007 and 2011. But he says that doesn't mean the nation loves her. "Kim is an Armenian and famous in the world, so this is enough for every Armenian to be proud of Kim. But because of cultural and traditional issues, they do not want to accept that she is an Armenian," he says. Stories about Kardashian are frequently a topic for comedy programmes, he says. "They always compare the Armenian French singer Charles Aznavour, who they are proud of, with Kim Kardashian, who is seen in a more negative light. They don't want her to present their country," he says. Her "open sexual life and video tapes" are the sticking point, he says.

Essentially, many Armenians do not want people all over the world to think that all Armenians are like Kim Kardashian. He says there is also a generational divide. She is often seen as "respectable" by those who are in showbusiness, and by the younger generation, who are not as attached to old traditions. But the majority, those who were educated before about 1990, are less enamoured, Shahbazian says. Lucy Harutiunyan, a 22-year-old public relations officer at Armenian and English newspaper Noyan Tapan, in Yerevan, agrees age has a bearing.

Famous Armenians Sports stars: Tennis players David Nalbandian and Andre Agassi are of Armenian descent, as is former French international footballer Youri Djorkaeff Entertainers: Singer/actor Cher (Cherilyn Sarkisian) is the daughter of an Armenian trucker; French singer Charles Aznavour had Armenian parents; the rock band System of a Down are all Armenian-Americans Business: The father of US tycoon Kirk Kerkorian - reportedly Los Angeles's richest man - was Armenian; Luther George Simjian (1905-97), inventor of an early cash machine, was an Armenian immigrant to the US "People who have conservative opinions, which tends to be elders, will judge her. But people who are forward thinking are all proud of her. "Girls see her as a fashion icon, guys think she's really hot. We love her because she is Armenian and she represents the nation," she says. However Harutiunyan agrees Kardashian's life is not like that of ordinary Armenian women. "She does what she likes, and dates who she likes. Armenian do date, but mostly guys that they are going to marry, and don't have sex before marriage," she says.

But then, Kardashian is hardly your typical American or British woman, points out Dr Armine Ishkanian, a lecturer in social policy and an expert in Armenian studies at LSE. And just because some Armenians - both in Armenia and the further seven to eight million Armenians in the diaspora - are proud of her, it doesn't necessarily mean they all want to be like her, she says. But many admire the way she has used her celebrity status to speak out about issues Armenians care about, such as the killing of Armenians under Turkish rule in WWI, Ishkanian argues. Last year, Kardashian tweeted: "Today lets all stand together & remember the 1.5 million people who were massacred in the Armenian Genocide." Hundreds of thousands of Armenians died in 1915 at the hands of the Ottoman Turks. Armenians have campaigned for the killings to be recognised internationally as genocide - and some countries have done so. Turkey admits that many Armenians were killed but it denies any genocide, saying the deaths happened during widespread fighting in WWI. Kardashian was quick to explain when photos from a shoot appeared on Cosmopolitan magazine's Turkey edition in the same month as Genocide Remembrance Day.

She has also spoken about the current plight of the Syrian Armenian community. The Armenian genocide dispute The defining point in modern Armenian history remains the mass killing of Armenians under Turkish rule in 1915 (memorial in Armenian capital, Yerevan, pictured). Armenia says that 1.5m people were murdered in what they say was an act of genocide. This view is supported by more than 20 countries, including France, which has passed a bill outlawing denial of the atrocity. The UK, US and Israel are among those that use different terminology to describe the events. Turkey fiercely resists calls to recognise the killings as genocide. It disputes the scale of the killings - putting the figure at about 300,000. It also denies there was any systematic attempt to exterminate the Armenian people, and has prosecuted writers - including Nobel laureate Orhan Pamuk - who have drawn attention to the massacre. Armenia profile "Of course it would be good if there were also other high-profile Armenians in the US and UK who were as widely recognised for their achievements as Kim is recognised for her celebrity," says Ishkanian.

"But in today's celebrity - obsessed and tabloid driven culture, people are much more interested in and fascinated by reality TV stars than doctors, scientists, artists and classical musicians. I don't think this is an Armenian phenomenon - it is a global one," she says. Of course Kim Kardashian is not the only global celebrity to spark mixed feelings in a small country that could lay claim to them. Hundreds of years ago it was emperors or explorers that put villages, towns or countries on the map. Now it is more likely to be an actress or a musician, a politician or a sports star. Gibraltar-born fashion designer John Galliano is one of the tiny British overseas territory's biggest names. But his reputation was tarnished by a conviction for making anti-Semitic remarks in a Paris bar. Former US vice president Dan Quayle was a notable person of Manx descent - the name Quayle originates in the Isle of Man, where his great-grandfather was born. But he was internationally ridiculed when it appeared he could not spell the word "potato". Of course now the Manx have cycling superstar Mark Cavendish. And for Armenians who don't like reality stars, they can always look to Levon Aronian.

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Question: The fashion designer John Galliano was born in which British overseas territory?
Answer: GIBRALTAR